Faith Acts Everyday

OVERFLOWING GRACE GOD’S LOVING FAVOR IN MY INADEQUACY RESULTING IN OVERFLOWING BENEFITS. GOSPEL RELATIONSHIPS MY RESPONSIBILITY PARABLE OF THE SOWER ACCEPT AND DECLARE GOD’S TRUTH REGARDLESS OF THE POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO THAT TRUTH. MY MANNER 1 THESSALONIANS 2:1-12 BOLDY PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL IN THE RIGHT MANNER FROM A POSITION OF GODLY CHARACTER. MY PURPOSEFULNESS MATTHEW 29:18-20 BASED UPON THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST, BUILD GOSPEL RELATIONSHIP DEPENDING UPON THE POWER OF CHRIST. MY FOUNDATION 2 JOHN BUILD LOVING RELATIONSHIPS ON TRUTH. TRUTH DIVIDES MATTHEW 10:5-42 PROCLAIM TRUTH THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD: IT IS WORTH IT! TRUTH UNITES PHIL. 1:27-30 TRUTH UNITES THE BELIEVER IN RELATIONSHIP AND PURPOSE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR COURAGEOUS LIVING. TRUTH SANCTIFIES JOHN 17:14-26; HEB. 12:11-16 GOD’S TRUTH TRANSFORMS OUR LIVES ENABLING A FAITHFUL TESTIMONY TO A LOST WORLD. FAITH BELIEVES HEBREWS 11:1-7 FAITH BELIEVES IN THE REALITIES OF GOD WHO KEEPS HIS PROMISES. FAITH BELIEVES IN THE REALITIES OF GOD. 1-7 1. Faith believes God exists. 3, 6 2. Faith believes God is the creator of all. 3 3. Faith believes God is my authority and rewarder. 6 4. Faith believes God should be pleased with my life endeavors. 6 5. Faith believes God keeps His promises. 4-7 FAITH BELIEVES IN AND ACTS UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD. HEBREWS 11 FAITH THAT BELIEVES IN AND ACTS UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD . . . 1. drives me to want to please God with all my life endeavors. 2. is willing to sacrifice all regardless of the earthly outcome. 3. maintains an eternal viewpoint of life choices looking towards God’s promises of rest and reward. 4. results in a faithful testimony pointing other people to God. FAITH THAT BELIEVES IN AND ACTS UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD . . . . . . is revealed in everyday choices. Faith Acts Everyday HEBREWS 12-13 FAITH ACTS EVERYDAY 1. My actions of faith are revealed in everyday choices. Hebrews 12-13 EVERYDAY CHOICES OF FAITH A. I must deal with personal sin that removes my focus from Christ. 12:1-2 B. I must not become discouraged by the hard of life. 12:3-4, 12-13 C. I must accept God’s discipline as His loving correction. 12:5-11 EVERYDAY CHOICES OF FAITH D. I must live in peace and not bitterness. 12:14-17 E. I must live with an eternal perspective of my future inheritance through the blood of Christ. 12:18-25 F. I must live in reverential worship of a jealous God. 12:25-29 EVERYDAY CHOICES OF FAITH G. I must live in tangible love. 13:1-3 H. I must live in sexual purity. 13:4 I. I must live in contentment trusting God’s provision. 13:5-6 EVERYDAY CHOICES OF FAITH J. I must respect spiritual authority as they teach me biblically from godly character and doctrinal purity leading to choices of love, sacrifice, and submission. 13:7-17 K. I must act in a way that honors God. 13:18 FAITH ACTS EVERYDAY 1. My actions of faith are revealed in everyday choices. Hebrews 12-13 2. Living a life of faith is enabled by God who keeps His promises. 13:20-21 3. Living this life of faith for God’s pleasure brings glory to God. 13:21 God’s provision of salvation is through Christ. The glory of God Christ, my great is revealed Shepherd, through His redeems me from provision of my sin. salvation. My pleasing My redemption God reveals enables me to the glory of please God. God. FAITH GOD ENABLES ME TO LIVE OUT MY FAITH (BELIEVING IN AND ACTING UPON THE REALITIES OF GOD) RESULTING IN GOD’S GLORY (REVEALING THE REALITIES OF GOD). APPLICATION • I must be willing to place my faith in God and choose to live life His way. –For Salvation –For Everyday Life • What do my everyday choices reveal to the people around me about my faith? WHEN I LIVE IN FAITH, PEOPLE WILL SEE THE THE REALITIES OF GOD. FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHEROKEE ROAD: BUILDING GOSPEL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH TRUTH, FAITH, AND LOVE.